- AEW Revolution
- MJF-Fan incident
- Keith Lee, Ruby Soho
- Lots of AEW updates
- Chad Gable
- Dana Brooke boxing?
- Wrestling legend not retiring
- Brock Lesnar Mania pitches
- EJ Nduka recruitment
- John Morrison/MLW
- Lots of Raw WWE news
Fightful spoke to Raven, who is returning to MLW imminently.
The details surrounding his MLW return are being kept quiet, but he told us that he's very happy with the way things ended up going with what he filmed at MLW. Beyond that, he told us he's open to working as a producer there and elsewhere. He noted that he believes he's on a shortlist for potential producers in IMPACT, and said that he's actually producing in NWA now. He had been brought in to produce there a while back, but h...
2023-03-06 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post- Luke Hawx has stepped away from day to day operations of Wildkat Wrestling. Luke has been successful in the acting realm.
- Cassidy Riley is wrestling his retirement match on March 18 at Wildkat.
- We're told Marko Stunt sustained a rough back injury recently.
WWE Raw, Creative Plans
- There were plans to have a drink thrown in another wrestler's face on Raw
- There were also plans for Seth Rollins having some of his gear or clothes destroyed on Raw. He's set f...
2023-03-06 19:18:01 +0000 UTC View PostWill Bryan Danielson drag MJF into deep waters, outlasting him for 60 minutes?
Does the House *always* win?
Or will their opponents tonight be just a little more "Elite"?
Who will emerge as the AEW Women's Champion?
Does Jon Moxley need a blood transfusion?
All of these questions and more will be answered by Alex and Kate, tonight!
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/vygJtp9oudQ
2023-03-06 01:48:36 +0000 UTC View PostFightful has learned the planned match order for AEW Revolution. This is subject to change. Throughout the night we'll add producers and any other scoops info we get in this thread. You can also learn Dynamite and Rampage producers below.
- Zero Hour: Mark Briscoe & Lucha Bros vs. Ari Daivari & Varsity Athletes: Christopher Daniels
- Final Burial: Christian Cage vs. Jack Perry: Dustin Rhodes
- Chris Jericho vs. Ricky Starks: Jerry Lynn
- Trios Title...
- It was announced this past week that MJF would appear on an upcoming episode of Impractical Jokers, which we reported last summer during his absence. We're told it was one of a very few times that he even went out in public during his AEW hiatus.
- Ahmed Johnson was announced for his first contract signing in years coming up. We're told that there are no plans for him to wrestle any time soon.
- Will Washington will be joining Sean Ross Sapp for the post-WrestleMania shows this ...
2023-03-05 21:16:09 +0000 UTC View PostBy Matt Young For FightfulMag.com issue 3
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The world of professional wrestling is a world that does not always make sense. Whether it is storytelling or match stipulations, there are times where a match is given a name that does not fit the stipulation.
As a professional wrestler, or in my case, a referee, our job is to try to deliver what the promoter wants to accomplish, even if it doesn’t always make sense. In what was one of those instances, I was ...
2023-03-05 21:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostProducers
- Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns face off: Michael Hayes
- Rhea Ripley vs. Liv Morgan: Petey Williams
- Dominik Mysterio vs. Santos Escobar: Jason Jordan
- Drew McIntyre, New Day, Karrion Kross, LA Knight, Sheamus: Adam Pearce
- Tegan Nox vs. Shayna Baszler: Kenny Dykstra
- Bobby Lashley promo: Adam Pearce
- Sami Zayn vs. Solo Sikoa: Michael Hayes
Backstage News:
- Cody Rhodes vs. Finn Balor was a dark match, produced by Jason Jord...
2023-03-05 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostNew format! We are trying something different! Welcome to the Fightful Select Exclusive AEW Revolution Pre-Show! Featuring hosts Rob Wilkins and Maggie of Fightful, Chris Mueller of Bleacher/Report, Ryan of The Mark Order Podcast, Jesse Velasquez, and others.
YOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c05TwzF284
We will go over the card and answer your questions! Similar rules to other Q&As...
2023-03-05 16:48:00 +0000 UTC View PostDana Brooke spoke with Fightful for a new interview.
Dana is engaged to MMA Fighter Uly Diaz, who has found great success. She'd told me years ago that she'd done a little MMA training. In talking with her, she said that she does a lot of jiu-jitsu training now, but boxing is on her bucket list. She tries to incorporate it into her training each week and has considered taking a boxing fight "soon."
We also spoke to Dana about the 24/7 Title, and she admitted she was brokenhearted ...
2023-03-04 22:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostWWE is interested in when MJF's contract is up.
MJF has been AEW Champion since November, working an angle where he often references the notion that his AEW contract is up at the start of 2024. To make it abundantly clear, we have had absolutely zero confirmation as to the date of MJF's current contract, although an extension that he'd signed early in AEW's life did in fact have it expire at the start of 2024. Regardless, MJF has told anyone that asked the same thing that he says on AEW...
2023-03-04 21:08:17 +0000 UTC View PostMLW's new National Openweight Champion, John Morrison, joined The Wrestling Perspective Podcast this week. The show is hosted weekly by Lars Frederiksen of the Punk Rock Band "Rancid" and Dennis Farrell. This week, they spoke with the wrestling veteran on various topics.
Morrison talked about the promotions he has worked for and why they would have him wrestle under his first name, followed by a nickname or the company's name. He said it was weird and got campy, but overall, he enjoyed ...
2023-03-04 16:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post(STARTING AT 10:10 est)
Roman says he's the son Dusty always wanted. The same thing Heyman said like three weeks ago. Cody's like, "if that's true, then I super-mega-DOUBLE have to beat you at WrestleMania!!!"
And people are calling it a great segment.
WWE teased an awesome IC Title match for Mania and then apparently decided to do something much worse.
Dominik Mysterio pinned Santos Escobar,
So yeah, everything definitely sucked on SmackDown...
2023-03-04 02:58:37 +0000 UTC View PostEJ Nduka does have a standing contract offer, but that doesn't seem to be his only option.
Fightful Select reported in early January that Nduka's deal with Major League Wrestling was up as the calendar rolled over into 2023. Wrestling Observer reported several weeks ago that following Nduka's appearance with All Elite Wrestling that a deal was offered by the promotion. We've been able to confirm that was the ...
2023-03-04 00:30:46 +0000 UTC View PostFightful Select has learned the following plans for WWE Smackdown, which are subject to change.
Please be cognizant of those who wish to avoid spoilers.
- Cody Rhodes/Roman Reigns face to face
- Liv Morgan vs. Rhea Ripley
- SPOILER MATCH
- Drew McIntyre Promo
- Tegan Nox vs. Shayna Baszler
- SPOILER PROMO
- Sami Zayn vs. Solo Sikoa
Backstage News, Spoilers
- Finn Balor is at WWE Smackdown tonigh...
2023-03-03 23:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostCoexisting After Dark w/Rob & Maggie | Special Guest: @MissKateFabe
Kate is our first two-time guest! We talk lots of ROH, CM Punk, Eddie Kingston, her podcasts, and so much more!
Youtube Link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3fHgYt34Rc
- Sami & KO vs. Usos
- Vince McMahon
- Bobby Roode
- Eddie Kingston
- Miz
- Cena vs. Austin?
- ROH
- Belt split in WWE
- Mercedes Mone
- UFC this weekend
EDIT: Apologies guys, no idea why the Patreon issues are happening, but they've assured me they're being fixed
2023-03-03 20:26:47 +0000 UTC View PostGrapsody spoke to Ruby Soho for a new interview.
She's very happy that Taz sings (or tries) the lyrics to her song, and that it adds to the entrance. She said that one day she's going to put the lyrics down in front of Taz. She said that appearing on the Wrestling Perspective podcast changed her life when he approved her use of the song. She feels the song pulled a lot together with her. She doesn't think things will get cooler for her than Rancid playing her out live. She felt like eve...
2023-03-03 19:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post- Sami & KO vs. Usos
- Vince McMahon
- Bobby Roode
- Eddie Kingston
- Miz
- Cena vs. Austin?
- ROH
- Belt split in WWE
- Mercedes Mone
- UFC this
2023-03-03 18:52:27 +0000 UTC View Post
- Fightful will be interviewing Raven and Rickey Shane Page later today. Let us know if you have questions for them.
- The Wrestling Perspective Podcast on Fightful have John Morrison as an upcoming guest.
- Upcoming interviews on Fightful over the next week include Keith Lee, Ruby Soho, Dana Brooke, Seth Rollins, and Bryan Williams of 2K.
- We're working on a feature on Nick Comoroto, which will be his first interview in wrestling. It highlights how he lives and trains with...
2023-03-03 16:32:14 +0000 UTC View PostWe have an update on the status of several talent in AEW, as requested by our Q&A readers
Hikaru Shida: Hikaru Shida has been dealing with a finger injury, and is back in Japan. She worked the Jericho Cruise, performing in a couple of matches, but has otherwise barely wrestled this year.
Kris Statlander: Despite sustaining an ACL injury that will still have her sidelined for months, Statlander has been backstage at several AEW shows in recent months. We know for sure she was...
Keith Lee spoke to Grapsody for a new interview.
Lee said that he posted something about WALTER going through something he had also went through, that just so happened to be the time he was being renamed to Gunther, and said the tweet wasn't about the name change at all. He said that he wouldn't impose his thoughts about someone else's professional career or situation like that.
He said that he wasn't in favor of the Bearcat Lee name, and actually rejected it at first, and t...
2023-03-02 18:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostGet your questions in for Will Washington, Righteous Reg, and Phil for the Grapsody Q&A! They will go LIVE at 6pm Eastern/3pm Pacific
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/0BbNJ3NeZSo
2023-03-02 17:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostKeith Lee spoke to Grapsody for a new interview.
Keith said that the Keith Lee that left was not the entirety of what he sees himself as. He wants his new look and vision to represent a middle finger to society and companies that tell you what you need to look like. He said he saw his first grey hairs at 16 years old, and wants people to be comfortably with themselves. Specifically, he wants people to be the best versions of themselves without that coming at the expense of their natural...
2023-03-01 22:34:27 +0000 UTC View PostBrock Lesnar has been on a WrestleMania carousel, with about a half dozen options thrown his way since the fall.
We'll start in chronological order based on what we've heard.
Sometime towards the summer or fall of 2022, after the major WWE regime switch, we're told Stone Cold Steve Austin was approached with the possibility of facing Brock Lesnar. Austin would decline, and we're told that a subsequent offer was made for a possible match with Roman Reigns. However, we were also inf...
2023-03-01 21:12:41 +0000 UTC View PostSRS and Jimmy Van break news on the major changes to Brock Lesnar and WrestleMania at 4 PM EST
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Rcj-Im6aG_8
2023-03-01 20:33:00 +0000 UTC View Post- AEW offers contracts
- WWE SVP departure
- AEW departure
- Lots of MLW news, hires
- Davey Boy Jr, Piper Niven, Omos, Titus, Masha
- IMPACT contract updates
- Raw, SD, Dynamite notes
2023-03-01 05:06:36 +0000 UTC View PostWWE Raw
- Jimmy Uso & Solo Sikoa vs. Street Profits: Michael Hayes
- VIP Lounge with Brock Lesnar: Jason Jordan
- Cody Rhodes vs. Chad Gable: Jason Jordan
- Judgment Day: Jamie Noble
- Carmella vs. Asuka: Shawn Daviari
- Piper Niven vs. Candice LeRae: Molly Holly
- Miz TV: Adam Pearce
- Elias vs. Bobby Lashley: Jamie Noble
- Otis vs. Johnny Gargano: Abyss
- Team Bextreme vs. Damage CTRL: Tyson Kidd
Backstage News
- Om...
2023-02-28 23:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post- After reporting that Vickie Guerrero was set to finish up with All Elite Wrestling, we've learned that she has had an opportunity presented by a shopping network to be involved with that.
- Following news that Ashley D'Amboise was likely signing with All Elite Wrestling, many were asking for an update on Billie Starkz. We're told that Billie Starkz is still a free agent despite working numerous recent AEW events.
- There have been more tiered signings of late that we're working ...
2023-02-28 19:29:16 +0000 UTC View Post